Fox News: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is slamming the Afghanistan dissent cable that Secretary of State Antony Blinken allowed congressional access to Tuesday as “embarrassing” and said it debunks the Biden administration’s narrative that it was caught off guard by the country’s swift collapse in 2021. Issa, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
Khaama: US former President Donald Trump on Thursday night in a TV interview with Fox News claimed that by leaving sophisticated military equipment, roughly worth $85 billion in Afghanistan, the country is now the second biggest seller of weapons after the US in the world. While criticizing the hasty withdrawal of the US troops from
Tolo News: 19 US Republican senators on Wednesday were preparing to introduce a bill titled the “Taliban Sanctions Act” to impose sanctions on the Islamic Emirate for “human rights abuses” in Afghanistan. The bill would block and prohibit all transactions of property held by the Islamic Emirate, as well as invalidate all visas or other
Ariana: The United States has warned that allegations of war crimes against Australian soldiers in Afghanistan could prevent U.S. forces from working with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment, Australia’s defense force chief said on Wednesday. Gen. Angus Campbell told a Senate committee that he received a letter from the U.S. defense attache in Canberra in
Al Jazeera: The Qatari prime minister held talks with the Taliban earlier this month, signalling a new effort by the Taliban to end its international isolation since they took over Afghanistan nearly two years ago. The talks took place on May 12, which included a meeting between the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhunzada, and Qatari
8am: The Doha peace agreement, which was the result of Zalmay Khalilzad’s efforts as the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, was signed between the United States and the Taliban. This agreement led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the fall of the previous government, and the reinstatement of the Taliban. Recently,
Michael Hughes: Afghan-born Western cowboy Zalmay Khalilzad cannot refrain from meddling in Central and South Asian affairs, with his crosshairs now focused on Islamabad, amid former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s struggle against the country’s military. In a new interview with Dawn, he went so far as to suggest the country’s problems could ignite a war
Khaama: The U.S. government promised to compensate surviving families after a drone strike that resulted in the deaths of 10 members of an Afghan family, including seven children, led to a rare Pentagon apology. The incident, which occurred on August 29, 2021, was targeted at Zemari Ahmadi, an electrical engineer who worked for a voluntary
The Hill: The Biden administration has extended a temporary fix to allow Afghan refugees to continue to live and work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a release on Friday that Afghan nationals who arrived in the U.S. under humanitarian grounds through Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), which allowed vulnerable Afghans
Tolo News: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that there were 133 access incident reports in January 2023. The report said that the US State Department told SIGAR, “Taliban interference in aid operations—including attempts to influence beneficiary selection and staff recruitment, and pressuring organizations to share sensitive data, such as beneficiary information—has